Shoe-lace and the like.



H. F. SCHELLING.

SHOE LACE AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9,1909.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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SHOE-LACE AND THE LIKE.

Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14,1909.

Application filed June 9, 1909. Serial No. 500,995.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN F. SCHEL- LING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Weehawken Heights, county of Hudson, State ofNewJersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Laces and theLike, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to a shoe-lace, corset-lace and the like whichis composed of several strands of elastic material which are united toone another or interwoven with cotton or other fibers such as silk,linen threads or other suitable materials in either a zig-zag form orhorizontally so as to form one stretchable piece of lace. The lace isincased in a tubular covering woven in a zig-zag form by one or morecotton, silk or linen threads, fibers or any other suitable material inmanner as to form a cellular or any other form of pattern andparticularly diagonal or angular. If this tubular covering thus woven ispulled lengthwise itwill stretch correspondin ly. In order to bring thetubular covering 13Ck to its normal form strands of rubber areinterwoven at both edges which will act as a ull back. This tubularcoverin has the ollowing advantagesa-First: t protects theinner inter-.wov'en rubber strands .from direct touch, use

and wear outside of its own ori 'nal pinsit as a stretchable lace. SeconIt gives additional strength to the whole lace by the use of cotton orother suitable durable material in connection with the two outside ed erubber strands instead of a customary ru ber material which latter hasnot the durability of cotton or other material used.

Third: .It gives the lace a finished appearance and presents a neatcomplete article for marketing.

This invention is set forth in the following specification and claim andillustrated 1n the annexed drawing in which Figure 1 is a side elevationof a shoe-lace embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a section along theline 00 m Fig. 1.

In this drawing is shown a shoe-lace comprising a suitable number ofstrands or elasticsa. These elastics are united or interwoven by meansof suitable strands or weaving I). About the lace is a tubular coveringas shown at c. This covering is provided along its edges with elasticstrands d.

The metallic tip is shown at e surround- .ing the lace and its coverinor over-coat c.

This shoe-lace can be use in connection with a tip or according to themanner illustrated under my United States Patent No. 849,921 of April9th, 1907 but is not necessarily confined thereto.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a shoelace comprising elastic strandssuitably united to one another by weaving, and a tubular covering forthe lace, said covering having each of its edges provided with anelastic strand.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

I I-EERMANN F. SCHELLING. Witnesses:

WM. E. WARLAND, WM. C. HAUFF.

